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Albertans in the 1918 pandemic
I lost two of my great-grandparents during the Spanish Influenza pandemic- one from each side of my family. I have thought about them...

Colleen Murray
Nov 25, 20204 min read


Advanced DNA Practicum
I just handed in my last assignment for the All-DNA Advanced Evidence Analysis Practicum course, offered through the Salt Lake Institute...

Colleen Murray
Oct 28, 20201 min read


Document & Photo Organizing
Recently, I completed a project for a client where I organized and scanned their paper and digital documents and photos, and added them...

Colleen Murray
Sep 4, 20201 min read


Genealogy & Positivity
If you’re like me, you are staying home as much as possible right now, to social-distance and help “flatten the curve”. It’s easy to get...

Colleen Murray
Mar 22, 20202 min read


Not just tall trees
Do you remember when you first started working on your family tree? Your goal was probably to enter immediate relatives, and then move...

Colleen Murray
Jan 11, 20203 min read


Y-DNA and the Waiting Game
I first tested my father’s Y-DNA back in 2014- and it wasn’t until a few weeks ago, five years later, that he finally received a match...

Colleen Murray
Nov 4, 20194 min read


New Editions
I treated myself to some new editions of books that I've previously owned & read. Especially excited that my brand new edition of John...

Colleen Murray
Aug 6, 20191 min read


Hunting for a spy in Belgium
My maternal Belgian line was the most neglected side of my family tree. My mother had inherited two extensive compiled genealogies that...

Colleen Murray
Apr 21, 20197 min read


The Intentionally Forgotten
Library and Archives Canada finished digitizing the service files of Canadian Soldiers in WW1 earlier this year. The completion of this...

Colleen Murray
Nov 11, 20183 min read


EPL's Heritage Collection is circulating!
Edmonton Public Library kept their best genealogy books in what was called the Heritage Room of the downtown Stanley Milner library....

Colleen Murray
Sep 12, 20183 min read


Lecture tonight on Irish Palatines
Photo we took of Adare Manor during a visit a few years ago. Tonight, I am giving a talk at the Alberta Genealogical Society, at the...

Colleen Murray
Sep 11, 20181 min read


Granny Hogan and family lore
Moonshine Still, public domain, courtesy of Flikr Creative Commons, posted by UNC Library Commons. I'm sharing this story so that it is...

Colleen Murray
May 29, 20185 min read
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Colleen Murray
May 25, 20182 min read


Free access to The Catholic Register
I will admit that I had no knowledge of The Catholic Register newspaper prior to learning that they were offering free access to their...

Colleen Murray
Feb 27, 20182 min read


Personal Genome Sequencing
I just listened to a fascinating discussion on CBC Radio: The Current on personal genome sequencing. Although we have become used to...

Colleen Murray
Feb 9, 20181 min read


Gift ideas for the genealogist
The holidays are coming, and this genealogist has been working on her Christmas list. The battle of the DNA testing companies has led to...

Colleen Murray
Dec 7, 20171 min read


Genealogy on CBC
This morning I happened to hear an interview on CBC radio on the program "The Current". Author A.J. Jacobs was being interviewed...

Colleen Murray
Nov 23, 20171 min read


Society Blue Books
Recently, a friend introduced me to the Blue Book, a society Who’s Who guide. Several editions from the early 1900’s for the Toronto area...

Colleen Murray
Oct 25, 20173 min read


FamilySearch Indexing Event
October 20 to 22 is FamilySearch’s Worldwide Indexing Event. This is one weekend a year, where FamilySearch, the digitizer and provider...

Colleen Murray
Oct 5, 20172 min read
Upcoming Genealogy class Nov. 4th
The Edmonton branch of the Alberta Genealogical Society is hosting a workshop on November 4th entitled Introduction to Research. Students...

Colleen Murray
Sep 18, 20171 min read